Ibisring

The ibises whose name starts with threskiornis all look alike. Except the straw-necked ibis (T. spinicollis) whose dark, shiny feathers clearly distinguishes itself. We have been looking up all characteristics of the species before, the most striking ones are shown elsewhere on the site.

During our investigations we noticed these species were kept together quite often, most of the time without actually knowing it. We also found out they could interbreed.

Through information from our members we have been nearly successful in seperating them in different groups.

There were only a few Australian white ibises left, so something had to be done urgently. Usually it was a bird kept solitary with a group of holy ibises, and for whom a partner wasn't readily available. Ibisring succeeded in convincing their members to regroup these birds to save this species from extinction. The addition of the last existing breeding group meant a huge boost for the project.

In our continuous search for other birds we found another female in Germany, and at a merchant another couple was offered two years later; which we went to pick up shortly after.

This all means that we, together with the young birds from the breeding group, have managed to divide all birds into couples. They are spread out over 4 adresses to lower the risks. Not all of them are ready to breed, some of them are too young, others are of venerable age. But we got some breeding results: 2 young birds in 2004, and some more in 2005. These young birds will be given to other members, to spread them out even further.

People who are interested in keeping these birds should submit their written application to the secretariat of ibisring. They will be put on a waiting list so we can notify them when new birds are available.